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Stop Encouraging People to Quit Their Jobs
Employees often feel like losers, and that’s not okay.
On Linkedin, on Instagram, on this platform, and all over the Internet, people praise the “creator economy“ and condemn full-time employment.
Employees get a bit jealous scrolling through the social media feed of those running a business and living in Bali. Their lives seem brighter, easier, and more purposeful.
“Should I quit my job and become self-employed too?” — I bet many people asked this question after being inspired by success stories. I did it too.
I have almost quit my full-time job to favor uncertainty, self-employment, and endless working hours for pennies.
Like many others, I started a writing side hustle during the lockdown in 2020. In time, my inner-self wanted more written content, better stats, and more money. Eventually, I increased the number of hours spent on my side hustle.
Obsessed by someone else’s success stories, I had only one motivation — to be like them.
I wonder how many more employed persons got hooked by the same ideas? If it was only me, the side hustle economy was not that much on the rise.
People got scared of losing their jobs during the pandemic. Besides, working for…
